Tag: Central Government

Hyderabad: The Central government uses banks as a weapon to penetrate into jurisdiction of states, said former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y.V. Reddy on Saturday. He said by controlling the banking system, the government of India is having access to extra budgetary resources or unaccountable resources to penetrate into the policies which it […]

Mumbai: The Central government’s measures to arrest the drastic fall in rupee are expected to steer the equity market trajectory next week. In addition, market observers opined that high crude oil prices along with global cues on trade protectionist measures will impact investors’ risk-taking appetite. However, a positive reaction is expected from investors on the […]

New Delhi: Following the principle of seniority, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has recommended the name of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as his successor, said informed sources on Saturday. Justice Gogoi is the senior-most judge of the top court after Chief Justice Misra. As per convention, the outgoing Chief Justice sends the recommendation for […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has abandoned its plan to set up a Social Media Communication Hub (SMCH) to track and monitor these platforms to identify “buzz creators”. Attorney General K.K.Venugopal informed a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that the government is withdrawing the proposal. Justice […]

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that all Rohingyas are not terrorists even as the central government stuck to its stand of deporting the embattled community and said that some of them were linked to Pakistani terrorist groups. “All commoners are not terrorists. Some may be terrorists and they will be […]

New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday raised the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for OBC reservation for securing government jobs to Rs 8 lakh from the existing Rs 6 lakh per year, said an official order. “It has now been decided to raise the income limit from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh per annum […]

New Delhi: Stepping up action against unruly passengers, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday issued categories for airlines to create a ‘No Fly’ list, and a ban on those named ranging from three months to two years. “India is the first country to put out such a list. The No Fly list is to ensure […]

New Delhi: The central government on Saturday said that ransomware — Locky — is spreading through “massive spam campaign”. According to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT), “spam mails” are being used to spread the ransomware. “It has been reported that a new wave of spam mails are circulating… to spread variants of Locky […]

Chennai: Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, on Friday moved the Madras High Court, seeking to know from the central government whether a lookout notice was issued against him. According to reports, the lookout notice for Karti Chidambaram was issued by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) […]

New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday sent five additional battalions of paramilitary forces to Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur where fresh violence erupted as protesting farmers indulged in arson, a day after at least five farmers were killed in police firing. Official sources said five more battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force and Rapid Acton […]

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dissolve the Lok Sabha and hold fresh general elections, as he claimed that the BJP-led central government had “failed on all fronts” in the last three years. “Modi should dissolve the Lok Sabha and get fresh polls conducted along with assembly polls […]

New Delhi/Mumbai: The central government on Friday made major top management changes in several public sector banks (PSBs). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the proposed postings of new Managing Directors and CEOs at PSBs like Punjab National Bank (PNB), based on the recommendations by the Department of Financial Services. R. Subramaniakumar, an Executive […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday proposed allowing duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes of raw sugar until June 12, following estimates of domestic production marking the lowest level in the last seven years. According to a government official, there is a 40 per cent import duty on sugar. As per the sugar industry’s latest estimates, […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the Centre is yet to take a final call on the demand of the Central government employees to hike their minimum pay, the Railway employees’ union has called for a 72-hour relay hunger strike protesting non-implementation of the provisions of the 7th pay commission. As per the statement of the […]

New Delhi:The Centre Friday assured the Tamil Nadu government of all assistance to deal with the situation arising out of the cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’, which has so far claimed 11 lives. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also directed Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to monitor the situation in Tamil Nadu and provide all help to the state […]